Shoe machine



Dgc. 23, 1930. E. R. POPE 1,785,843

SHOE MACHINE l Filed June 11 1925 0 0X 0. lFjgL lg 1 108 108 0 0 .0 W o C 90, 2 z 9a 15% J58 Patented Dec. 23, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT oFF c ELMIER R. POPE, OF HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE MA- 7 CHENERY CORPORATION, OF

JERSEY Application filed .Tune 11, 1925.

This invention relates to machines for operating upon the counter-portions of shoes, and particularly to those for effecting the attachment of the counters. A method of thus operating, in the performance of which the present machine may be utilized, is presented in a. divisional"application filed in my name in the United States Patent Ofiice on Febru ary 4:, 1930, Serial No. 425,879.

One of the methods of making turn-shoes with molded-counters involves the insertion of a counter between the upper and the lining of a shoe of this type having a sole attached and being right sideout. The counter is coated with an adhesive to secure the upper to said counter, and theseportions at the rear of the shoe are further attached to one another by tacks or similar fastenings driven: through the outsole, the edge of the'up'p e'r andthe flange of the counter. My invention has, as an object, the effective association of these portions of a shoe with the upper smoothly secured to the counter.

Inthe attainment of this object, theinvention provides a work-support or jacln c'ombined with means arranged to grasp, by pressure exerted upon the inside and outside, op-

posite portions of the front of the upper of a supported shoe, as the forward portions of the quarters, and exert tension to pull the rear of the ufpper into'engagement with the counter, pre

toe. As illustrated herein, such an arrange ment is embodied in a counter-attaching m a the means co-operating with the support ac? mg to force the upper into engagement with the coated'surface, fastenings then being in serted in the; work. The upper-grasping means shown herein consistsof opposite aws mounted atthe' front andfmovable transf versely of tlie ack, upon which said grasping. means is mounted,'and to insure firm engage-f ment of the grasping means with the work,

it includes airelenient arranged to enter between separated portions of the work at the forward edges of the quarters, a fixed abut,

ment being furnished, against whichthej aws the erably by drawing the upper away from the shoe-bottom and towardthe another operation.

SHOE MACHINE Serial No. 36,388.

act. Q Preferably, the magnitude of the gripping pressure exerted by the jaws is deter mined by yieldable means, as by a spring resisting movement of a carrier-slide upon which the jaws are pivoted. An actuating slide movable upon the carrier-slide preferably both produces the gripping action of .PAIEBSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION" OF j the jaws and moves them bodily against the resistance of the spring.

A's still another feature of the invention, a smoothing member is arranged for substantially continuous engagement about the rear and opposite sides of'the upper ofasupported shoe, and is moved in contact with the upper in a direction away from the. shoe-bottom.

In such an apparatus as a counter-attaching,

machine, this'movement occurs from adjacent to the point of insertion ofthe fastenshown in the form of a; rubbing band mounted upon a plurality of'prmiarycar rlers, which are movableto'produce engagement of the member with the work, these primary carriers being borne by a secondary carrier movable to effectthe rubbing of the,

upper. Both these ,carrienmoVements 1 pre for to produce under the power; of'the machine, the carriers, for example,being under influence of the fastening-inserting mechanism. l

Since the rubbing movement ust described is best accomplished by means traveling in "opposite directions, and since movement in one direction only is effective to cause the desired smoothing 'actlon, I: provide, as an ad'- ditional feature, means for temporarily r etaining the rubbing means against reverse movement. near one extreme of 'itsrubbing traveL This allows an interval for the removal of theworkfrom the field of action of" Thereafter, as during.

therubbing means; thesucceeding cycle of the machine, the rubbing means may be freed automatically for ploy. a latching memberholding the rubbing p More specifically, in the present embodiment of theinvention, I.e1n'-,

movable with the ack upon which the work is supported.

As a further feature of the invention, 1'

provide for the convenient transfer to the inserting mechanism of the fastenings which are to be driven in the work, by accomplishing the movement of a transferring device as an incident to oscillation of the jack. The

transferring device appears as a loader-arm, and this and the ack carry gear-segments, wh1ch, by associated gearlng and shaftlng communicate the oscillation of the ack to the loader-arm.

In the accompanying drawlng, Fig. 1 shows a particular embodiment of the machine of my invention in brokenfront elevation Fig. 2is a broken side elevation of the apparatus;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line February 24, 11891. Herein is illustrated a portion of a frame 10 carrying the die-block 12, in which'are openings 14 to receive tacks or other fastenings by which portions of a shoe operated upon are to be secured. The present application of the apparatus involves the attachingto one another in a turn-shoe S of the upper U with its lining L, the counter C having the flange F, and the sole B. Cooperating with the openings 14 are drivers 16 for the fastenings, these drivers depending,

vertically from a top girt 18 carried upon the upper extremities ofside rods 20, 20 arranged to reciprocatein the frame. The die-block, to-

gether with the drivers and their supporting and actuating elements, may be considered to constitute fastening-inserting mechanism, the tacks held in the die-block-openings .14 being forced,-upon the descent of the drivers, through these openings into the work held at the, under side. of thedie-block.

In the lower portion of the frame 10, a

cross-head 22 is mounted to reciprocate, and.

carries, pivoted at 24, a work-support consisting. of a jack-base 26, upon which is adjust-a able axially a spindle 28, this spindle carrying a jack-top 30. The form and extent of the jack-top are such that it will fit within; the counter-portion ofa shoe to be operated upon. The adjustment of the spindle 28 in the basepermits a variationin the initial relation of the j ack-top and supported work to the under side of the die-block. V-The jack is balanced upon its pivot by a spring 32 joined at one end to the frame and at the other to a wire or other flexible member 31, which passes over a roll 34 rotatable upon a bracket depending from the frame, and is secured to the jack-base. The tension of this spring is preferably sufficient to substantially counteract the weight of the jack, so that it will bemain Where it is placed, as in the work-re 'ceivlng posltlon indicated 1n dotted llnes 1n Fig. 2 of the drawing, or in the operating po; sition, as illustrated in full lines. 'Because of its presence, movement of the jack from one extreme of its travel to the other calls for but little effort on the part of the opera: tor. When the shoe is placed upon the jack in the lowered position, the angle is such that the back seam of the upper is plainly visible to the operator. This allows him to adjust it laterally to insure its straightness before the counter-attaching operation. With the ad:

in its vertical position, upon starting themachine in operation, the cross-head 22 rises, so

that the heel-seat-portion of the shoe is pressed against the under side of the dieblock to resist the force exerted by the drivers in inserting the fastenings.

Mounted upon the front of the'jack is a :device for grasping the forward portion of the shoe-upper by the quarters and applying tension to draw and hold the rear of theshoe in place for the fastening-insertingopera- .tion, this applied force tending at the same time to produce smooth contact of the upper with'the counter. The tensioning device includes a support 36 pivoted at 38 upon the jack-base, and positioned as to itsangle toward and from the jack in a vertical plane by screws 40, 40, which are threaded into the jack-base at each side of the pivot 38.. By turning down one of these screws and back ing of? theother, the angle of the support, and

therefore of the gripping mechanism as a whole, may be varied and fixed. Movable in ways upon the support 36 is a locating slide 42 shifted toward and from the j ackedshoe by a screw 44.. This screw is threaded into the support, and has, adjacent to its head, a flange 45 enter ng a groove in. the locating slide, so that when the screw is turned the slide is moved longitudinally of its ways; I By this arrangement, the most effective engage- V 'ment of the gripping device with the quarters of various forms of shoes may beassured independently of the angularadjustment by the screws 40, this latter being more particularly designed for controlling'the direction in which the pull is exerted. Movable in Ways upon the'locating slide is a carrier slide 46having at its inner end an; upward exten sion 48, upon which is pivoteda pair of jaws 50, 50. These areso mounted that they os- 7 cillate toward and from each other trans-' versely of the jack to engage the outer sides v of the quarters. A tension-spring 51, con:

necting the outer ends of the jaws, assists in their closure. Interposed between portions:of the jaws which may be faced with yieldable material 53 is a fixed abutment furnished by an arm 52 rising from the slideextension 48. Registering with the gripping ends of the jaws are opposite serrated faces 54, 54 upon the abutment, against which the work is forced by the jaws. The engagement of each of the quarters between a fixed member anda jaw, rather than the grasping of the contactingquarters'by the j aws alone, gives a more positive hold, from which the work is less liable to slip and be marred by its movement beneath theengaging surfaces of the jaws; Located in angularportions of the outer ends of the jaw-arms are slots 56 converging inwardly and receiving upward projections 58 from an actuating slide 60 movable in ways upon the upper surface of the slide 46. Fulcrumed upon a braeket62 atthe outer end of the locating slide is a hand-lever 64 connected at 66 to the actuating slide.

Detent mechanism 68, controlled in its engagement by a finger-lever 70, acts to maintain the hand-lever, and therefore the actuating slide, at whatever point it may bev moved outwardly by the operator. Threaded through the'bracket '62 is a screw 72, against an annular flange upon which rests-the outer extremity of a helical spring 7 4 lying within a recess in the carrier-slide 46, this spring resisting outward movement of said slide. The lever 64 being at its inmost position, the jaws 50 will be raised to a point nearest the jacktop by the spring 74. The operator, upon desiring to tension the rear of a shoe over the jack, places the opposite sides of the quarters between the jaws 50 and the abutment -faces 54, and draws down the lever 64. This,

aided by the spring 51, first moves the actuating slide 60, and contact of the projections 58 with the outer walls of the slots 56 closes the jaws to grasp the quarters between them and the abutment. The pull upon the lever continues, and, at a time determined by the strength of the spring 74, this spring will yield and allow the forcetransmitted through the pins and jaws to 'draw down the carrier slide to stretch the upper. The force with which the spring resists the movement of the carrier-slide may be varied by changing theposition of the screw 7 2. This determines the amount of pressure which will be exerted to clamp thequarters between the jaws and abutment before the tensioning movement begins. Such an adjustment will be made that the engagement will be firm enough to resist slipping, and yet not mar the stock.

The upper having been thus tensioi ned, the jack is raised to the Vertical position, in which the heel-seat-portion of the supported shoeis properiy aiincd with the openings14 of the die-block, and the machine is "started. The

cross hcad 22 first rises to clamp the heel seat against the die-block to resist the drive posite edge of the counter." The rubbing member, which engages the upper to efiect this smoothing, shown as a continuous flexible band arranged to embrace the counter- 4 portion of the shoe at the rear and at both sides, and having its operating surface somewhat inclined to enable it to better enter the.

crease, and to provide at its top a narrow surface for contact w th the upper. The band may be formed of any suitableiyieldable material, as felt, reinforced by a metal backiin It mounted u Jon Jrimar carriers 84, of which three'are illustrated, movabie horizontally upon a secondary carrier 86, this movement allowing the band to be yieldably'forced against the work, and po-rtionsof it to be engaged'with and disengaged from said work. The secondary carrier movablevertically, in a direction longitudinal of the jack when this is in its fasteninginserting position, to produce the rubbing action of the band. Thedevice is organized as foilows: The secondary'carrier 86 may be in the form of a yoke having, projecti n "(D from its upper face, three rods 88 guided in openings in the die-block and in the indicatorbracket at the back of said Springs 96, surrounding the rods 88, exert their expansive force to hoid the rubbing device normally raised. l/Vhen thus raised, the engaging edge of the band 80 1s horizontally has b-eenbrought by the jack to the fastenin ginserting position. Arranged to reciprocate horizontally n the yoke are'three plungers, furnishing the primary carriers 84. One of these is situated'near the closedrear portion of the-yoke. and the other two are alined with each other at the forward ends of the hand between the side rods 20. The inner ends of the plungers are joined pivotally to the backing strip at 92, tho'se at the sides of theband being by slot-'andpin connections,

which allow relative movement between the plungers and band as the former elements are die-block.

'al'ined with the rand-creaseof a shoe which forced in and out in the operation of the machifne. The 'r'earplunge'r is acted uponjby V a spring 94 situated between theyoke-and' the body of said plunger, thls spring holding the center of the-band forwardfor engage ment with the rear of the shoe when the'jack i swung up to the operating position! The side plungers carry upon their outer extremi-v ties rolls '96, which pass through slotsfint'he;

. frame for contact with the side rods 20.

Vhen the rods are raised in the normal or non-operating relation, the rolls occupy depressions 98 in these rods, the sides of the band 80 at this time being held away from the counter-portion of an entering shoe by springs 100 joining the pivotal connections between the band and plungers with the yoke. Extending upwardly from the depressions are cam-inclines 102. Vhen the side rods are lowered in the fastening-inserting operation, the inclines cam out the side plungers, to bring these portions of the band into contact with the upper. To permit the band to be pressed yieldingly against the upper by the side carriers, these are made in telescoping sections, with interposed springs 104 to adapt the band to most effectively engage shoes of which the contours of the counterportions are different. The'outer band-carrying extremity of each plunger is threaded at 105 into the adjacent telescoping section, this connection permitting the normalposition of the band to be altered. Not only is the movement of engagement and disengagement of the band 80 with respect to the work effected in the action of the inserting mechanism, has been described above, but the rubbing movement also 1s similarly produced.

- For this purpose, the top girt 18' carries three vertically extending contact-pins 106, which are respectively alined with the supporting rods 88 of the yoke 86. The relation of the lower ends of these pins to the voke-rods leads to their contact therewith just as the drivers begin the'insertion of the tacks, and causes the lowering of theyoke. Therefore, the band 80 is moved in contact with the upper from the rand-crease, in which it has been resting adjacent to the points of insertion of the fastenings, to the opposite edge of the counter. Any fullness which had not been removed by the tensioning device, or which had been produced by the pressure of the work against the die-block, is by this means smoothed out, and perfect contact of the upper with the counter attained. T

enable the time at which the rubbing opera-' tion is initiated to be changed, the pins 106 are threaded into the top girt, or into a bracket carried by it, and may be locked in different vertical positions by nuts 108.

Obviously, if the rubbing band were to be elevated in contact with the work by the springs 90 upon upwardmovement of the top girt after the insertion of the fastenings, it

would tendto undo what had been accom-' plished, loosening the upper from its engagement with the counter, and gathering again in a fullness at the rand-crease. To prevent this, I provide means for holding the band. against reverse or upward movement until the jack has been drawn forward to free the shoe from the band. This :;1atching-down of the band 1 preferably maintain until the beginning of the succeedthe yoke 86 whenv said yoke is in its lowest posit-ion. The latch is shown as inthe form of a bell-crank, to the horizontal arm of which is articulated a rod 114 guided for movement in the frame and having associated "with it a spring 116, by which the latch is urged into engagement with the yoke-extension. Uponthe. jack-base ispivoted a contact member 118 for releasing the latch. The upper extremity of this releasing memher is held bya spring 120, co-operating with 1 the jack-base, against a stop member 122 supported upon the bracket carrying the roll 34. In the lowered position of the crosshead 22 when the jack is beneath the dieblock, the contact member is vertically alined with the bottom of the latch-rod 114. As shown in Fig. 2, the apparatus is ready for the initiation of a fastening-inserting cycle,the

rubbingband beingat this time held down by the engagement of the latch 110 with the depression in the yoke-extension 112. The jack having been raised about the pivot to its vertical position andthe machine started, the elevation of'the jack by the cross-head 22 brings the contact member 118 against the latch-rod. This swings the engaging end 7 of the latch out of the depression, leaving the yoke 86 free to be raised by the springs 90,-

it traveling upward with the work. After the release of the yoke, a cam-surface 124 upon thecontact member comes into engagement with the stop member 122. This swings the contact member to the left, as viewed in Fig. 2, so that its actuating end is carried from beneath the rod 114. The elevation of the jack is thus permitted Without interference between theunembers 118 and 114 after the former has performed its releasing function. The'engaging end of the latch 110 is at this time resting on the outer wall of'the yoke-extension 112 beneath the depression. This relation continues until the rubbing member, in the descent ofv the drivers, has been carried over, the upper to complete its smoothing movement. -At this time, the yoke-depression again receives the latch, which holds it against upward movement until, upon the beginning of the next cycle, the releasing member 118 again comes into action. 3

Between the inserting operations, a load" of tacks which are to be'driven for securing the counter are to be delivered to the die 1 block-openings 14. For their transfer, there 125. is provided a loader-arm 126 mounted upon':

.the shaft. shafts 134 and 136 to rotate together. At the block receiving a load oftacks at one extremand at its opposite extremedelivering them to the die-block-openings. To relieve the operator from the burden of swinging the loader-arm, I prefer to produce its movement by connection to the jack, the oscillation of the lattercausing the oscillation of the former. Upon the jack-base is fixed a gear-segment 130, meshing with a pinion 132 fast upon the inner end of a shaft 134 journaled horizontally upon the cross-head. Rotatable about a vertical axis is a shaft 136 ournaled at its lower end in the cross-head, and at its upper-in the frame 10. A telescopingconnection138 in :theshaft 136 provides; for the movement ofthe cross-head upon the frame without interference with theoperation of Bevel-gearing 14:0 connects the upper extremity of-the shaft 136 is fixed a pinion 142 meshing with a gear-segment141 carried by a sleeve 146 turning within the loader-arm at its mountingabout the side rod. Interposedbetween the sleeve and loader-arm is a s'pring148 transmitting the movement of the formerto the latter, and allowing an excessof-thef travel of the shaft over that of the loader arm. The relation between the elements is such that, in the forward or workreceiving-position of the jack, the loaderblock is over the die-block in its nail-delivering' position. When the operator raises the jack for the insertion of the fastenings, the gearing swings the loader-arm from beneath the top girt to the opposite extreme of its travel where it receives another load of ,nails. After the completion of the inserting operation, outward movement of the jack reverses the travel of the loader-arm, it now transferring the received load of nails to the die-block.

Outliningbriefly the general operation of this improved counter-attaching machine, it

may be said that, with the jack in the dottedlineposition of Fig. 2, the operatontakes a turn-shoe S, of which the upper U and sole B have been. attached and in the lining L of which is a horizontal slit near the rand-crease, and inserts throughsuch slit a molded counter C carrying upon its outer surfacea coating of a suitable adhesive, as paste. The shoe is then placed over'the jack-top 30, the back seam, which is in full view of the operator on account of the forward inclination of the jack, straightened if necessary,'and the opposite quarters drawn between the jaws 50 and'the abutment-surfaces 54. A swinging down of the'lever 64 first, bythe travel of the actuatingslide 6O, closes the jaws to grip the quarters,and then tensionssaid quarters by'movement ofv the supporting slide 46, the gripping force exerted being controlled by theresistance of the spring 74. Because of-theinclined position of the jaws, the tensioning force includesa component whichis vertical tothe sole, tending to draw the upper away from the rand-crease, and asecond component parallel to the sole, bringing the upper against the COIIIltBL. The resultant action produces intimate contact of the upper with the counter over the entire surface of said counter, and causes perfect adhesion between the two elements. The desired tension having been applied, the lever 64: isleft locked by the detentmechanism 68, and the jack is raised so that it occupies the full-line positionin Fig. 2, with the heel-seat in {vertical alinement withthe die-block. When the machine is treadled, the jack is lifted by the cross-head to press the heel-seat againstthe .die block; and simultaneously the rubbing band 80,-which has since the last operation,

been 'held'latched-down at 110, is released by the contact member 118, so that it rises with the jack. The center of the band received contact of the work when the jack was turned up bythe operator. The sides are forced into engaging relation as soon as the side-rods start down to produce operation of the drivers'16, this movement ofthesides-of the band being effected by the cam-inclines .102 upon the side rods. When. the drivers reach the tacks, Whichare supported in the die-blockopenings as a result of a previous operation of the loader-arm 126, the pins 1.06-"upon the top girt have come into contact with the rods 88 of the yoke 86, carrying the band. Therefore, simultaneously with the inserting :ac tion, which drives. the tacksthrough the sole, upper andcounter-flange, the band rubs down the counter-portion of the upper, perfecting its smoothingand adhesion to the counter, and removing any defects which may have been introduced by the pressure of the sole against the die-block. When the operator swings down the jack for the purpose of removing the shoe with its attached counter, the connecting gearing and shafting oscillate the loader-arm 126from its receiving position to its delivering position over the die-block,

thus providing a load of nails for the suc the shoe-bottom and'toward the-toe of the shoe. i v

2. The combination with a shoe-support, of means arranged to grasp the quarters of a supported shoe and exert, tension thereon, and means for inserting fastenings in the tensioned work. i

a counter-attacluing mach nes supranged to drive fastenings through the upper and counter.

1. The combinationwith a jack, of opposite jaws mounted at the front of the jack and 'movable transversely thereof andarranged to grasp the forward portion of a jacked shoe, and fastening-inserting mechanism cooperating with the jack. j

V 5. The combination with'a jack, of a gripping device mounted at the front of the jack and having outer members and an intermediate member, said members belng relatlvely movable to grip the quartersof a jacked shoe.

6. The combination with-a jack, of a carrier movable toward and from the jack,'opposite jawspivoted upon the carrier, and an abutment fixed against movement upon the carrier and extending between the jaws, said 'jawsa nd abutment being arranged to grip the quarters of a aclred shoe.

5 7. The combination with a movable support, of gripping means comprising members relatively movable upon'the support, means I for yieldably resisting movement of the support, and means contactlng with the grlpp ng' means for closlng its members and for moving the support against the resistance.

8. The combination with a movable support, of gr pping means comprising members relatively movable upon the support, means for yieldably resisting movement of the support, means arranged to vary such resistance, and means contacting with the gripping :means' for closing its members and for moving the support against the resistance.

9. The combinatioirwith a carrier-slide, of a pair of jaws pivoted thereon, a slide movable upon the carrier-slide and having actuating means contacting with the jaws and arranged to move said carrier-slide, and a spring resisting movement of the carrierslide.

10. The combination with a carrier-slide, of a pair of jaws pivoted thereon, a slide movable upon the carrier-slide and having actuating means contacting with the jaws, a spring compressed by movement of the carrier-slide, and an adjustable abutment for the spring. V I

"11. The combination with a carrier-slide, of a pair ofjaws pivoted upon the carrierslide' and each provided with a slot inclined I outwardly fromthe meeting plane of the jaws, an actuating slide movable upon the carrier-slide and having projections entering the j aw-slots, and a lever connected to the actuating slide.

12. The combination with a carrier-slide, of a pair of jaws pivoted thereon, an abutpivoted upon the slide ment extending from the carrier-slide between the jaws, and means arranged to force the jaws into co-operation with the abutment and to move the slide, said means being common to both the forcing and moving opera-: tions.

13. The combination with a jack, of a slide movable thereon, an abutment member carried by the slide and arranged to enter between the quarters of a jacked shoe, and a jaw at each side of the abutmentmember. i I

14:. The combination with a jack, of a support co-operating therewith, means arranged to adjust the angle of the support, a slide means mounted upon the slide,'and means arranged to actuate the gripping means and to move the slide.

15. .The combination witha jack, of a support co-operating therewith, a locating slide movable upon the support toward and from the jack, means arranged to fix the locating slide in different positions, a carrier-slide to movable upon the support, upper-gripping 1 17. The combination with a jack, of a sup- 11c;

' port co-operating therewith,a locating slide movable upon the support toward and from the jack, means arranged to fix the locating slide in different positions, a carrier-slide movable upon the locating slide, jaws pivoted upon the carrier-slide, an actuating slide for the jaws movable upon the carrier-slide,and

a lever connected to the actuating slide.

18. The combination with a jack, of a'support co-operating therewith, means arranged 5 to adjust the relation of the support to the jack, a carrier movable upon the support, upper-gripping members mounted upon the carrier, means arranged to move the carrier the spring variabledn position upon the suprearof a supported shoe to draw the upper away from the crease, means organized to permit the manual operation of one of the upper-drawing means, and automatic means for operating another upper-drawing means.

22. The combination with a shoe-support,

of upper-tensioningmeans arranged to grasp .the front of the qu-artersof a supported shoe,

andmeans for rubbing the counter-portion of said shoe in 2L (11I-8Ct1OI1 2LWE1y.- fr0m the crease.

I 123. 'Inacountenattaching machine, a sup- 3 port fora shoe carrying'between the upper and lmmg an adhesivelyecoated counter, fasten ng-lnsertlng mechanism co operatmg with the shoe-support, means for applying pressure to theshoe uponthe support, and means operable in the action of the fastening-inserting mechanism and after the application of pressure to the shoe for forcing the upper-into engagement with the coated :surface.

24. i In a counter-attaching machine, :a support for a shoe carrying between the upper and lining an 'adhesively-coated counter,

means arranged to grasp-the upper and draw it away from the flange of the counterinto engagement with the coated --surface,f and means for smoothing the upper over the body of the counter in a direction away :from the counter-flange and pressing said upper against the coated surface.

.25. In a machine for operating upon shoes,

at shoe-support, a smoothing member constructed and arranged for substantiallycon- .tln'uous engagement about the rearand opposite sides of the upper of-a shoe upon the support, and means for'moving the smoothing member incontactwith the-uppensuc'h smoothing movement being onlyin a direc tion away from the shoe-bottom.

26. In acounter-attaching machine,a shoesupport, a smoothing member engaging the upper of a shoe upon the support-at the randcrease adjacent to-the flange of the counter,

means for moving the smoothing member in contact with the upper toward the edge of the counter, opposite the flange, andmeans for preventing effective'contact. of the member-with the-upper during movement ;in th opposite direction. p

27. In a counter-attaching machine,=a shoe- .support, fastening-inserting mechanism cooperating therewith, a substantially continuou smo hinazme h r indepe den of: h

fastening-inserting mechanism engagingthe upper of a shoeupon the support about the counter-portion, and means for moving the smoothing member in-engagement with the upper from adjacent to the points tion of the 'fastenings.

28. In a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, an upper-rubbing member embracingthe rear of the support, carriers for the memberat separated points, said member being'free from the carrier at inter-' mediate point-s, means for'moving a carrier to produce engagement of the rubbing member with the upper, and means for moving the carriers to effect the rubbing of the up per. g

29.. In a machine for operatingupon shoes, a shoe-support, an upper-rubbing member embracing the rear of the support, carriers for the member at separated points, one of said carriers being constantly held in p0sition for engagement of the rubbing member with the upper of a shoe upon the support, power-actuated means for moving another carrier to produce engagement of the rubbing member, and :means for moving the carriers to effect the rubbing of the upper.

80. In a machine for operating upon shoes,

I a shoe-support, an upper-rubbing member embracing the rear of the -support, carriers for the member at the rear andat opposite sides .of the support, means forconstantly yiel dably'forcing the rear carrier-toward the support, and means acting at iutervalsin the operation of the machine forforcing the side carriers toward the support. p

v 31. In an attaching machine, a shoe-support, afiexible upper-rubbingband arranged for engagement with the counter-portion of the upper of a supported shoe, anda fastening-inserting mechanism organized to pro ducethe engagement ofthe band.

32. In an attaching machine, a shoe-sup port, a flexible upper-rubbingband arranged for engagement with the counter-portion of the upper of .a supported shoe, and a fastensing-inserting mechanism organized to ,produce the engagement o-f the band and to thereafter effect the rubbing action of the band.

33. In a machine for operating upon shoes, an upper-rubbing member, carriers for the member, means for normally forcing one of the carriers into rubbing position, and means for normally forcing another of said carriers out of rubbing position;

34. In a machine for operating upon shoes, an upper-rubbing member, carriers for the mem ber, means for normally forcingoneof the carriers into rubbing position, i and means forenormally forcing another of .said carriers out of rubbing position, all of-the carriers being arrangedto yieldduring the rubbing action. V i

.35. In a machine fonoperating upon shoes, .a shoe-support, a rubbing member copperating therewith, a plurality of primary carriers upon which the rubbing member is mounted, a secondary carrier for the primary carriers, means for moving the primary car- 7 upper-rubbing band'carried by the plungers.

37. The combination with a ack, of a yoke -movable adjacent thereto, a plurality of plungers mounted upon the yoke, an upperrubbing band carried by the plungers, a spring arranged to normally hold one of the plungers in co-operation with the jack, and

a spring arranged to normally hold another of said plungers out of co-operation with the jack. i j

38. In a counter-attaching machine, a jack, fastening-inserting mechanism, a yoke movable longitudinally of the jack, plungers movable upon the yoke toward and from the ack,

an upper-smoothing band carried by the plungers for contact with the counter-portion of a jacked shoe, and means actuated with the inserting mechanism for moving the yoke and the plungers upon theyoke. j

39. In a machine for inserting fastenings, a sl1oesupport, fastening-inserting mechanism, a movable rubbing member, and means movable by the fastening-inserting mechanism for carrying the rubbing member into contact with the upper of a shoe upon the support.

40. In a counter-attachingmachine, a the block, drivers co-operating therewith, a jack cooperating with the die-block, a rubbing member arranged to contact with the upper of a jacked shoe over the counter-portion, and means actuated with the drivers for causing contact of the rubbing member and the upper.

41. In a counter-attaching machine, a dieblock, drivers co-operating therewith, reciprocatory side rods supporting the drivers and provided with cam-surfaces, a jack co-operating with the die-block, and a rubbing member arranged to contact with the upper of a jacked shoe over the counter-portion and movable under the influence of the cam-surfaces.

42. In a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, rubbing means co-operating with the support, means for moving the rub bing means in one direction to effect the rubbing action and reversely, means "for temporarily retaining the rubbing means against such reverse movement near one extremity of its rubbing movement, and automatic means for releasing the rubbing meansfrom the retaining means.

48. In a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, rubbing means co-operating with the support, means for moving the rub bing means in one direction to eflect the rubtion.

bing action and-reversely, means for temporarily retaining the rubbing means against such reverse movement near one extremity of its rubbing movement, and means acting during the succeeding cycle of the machine for freeing the rubbing means.

44. In a machine for operating upon shoes, amovable shoe-support, rubbing'mea'ns cooperating with the support, means for moving the rubbing means in one direction to effect therubbing action and reversely, means for temporarily retaining the rubbing means against such reverse movement near one extremity of its rubbing movement, and means actingin the movement ofthe shoe-support for freeing the rubbingmeans.

v 45. In a. machine for inserting fastenings, a shoe-support, a fastening-inserting member movable toward and from the support, a rubbing memberco-operating with thesupport and movable in one direction under the influence 01" the inserting member, and latching means holding the rubbing member against movement during the movement of the inserting member in the opposite direc- 46. In a machine for inserting fastenings, a movable shoe-support, a fastening-inserting member movable toward and from the support, a rubbing member co-operating with the support and movable in one direction under the influence of the inserting member, a

latch holding the rubbing 'member against.

movement during the movement of the inserting member in the opposite direction, and a. so

contact member movable by the support to release the latch. 1 Y

47. In a counter attaching machine, a dieblock, drivers co-operating therewith, a jack movable to change the relation of a jacked shoe to the die-block, a rubbing member arranged to contact with the shoe-upper over the counter-portion, means for imparting to the member its rubbing movement, a latch for the member at one extremity of the movement, and means movable with the jack for releasing the latch. a I

48. In a counter-attaching machine, a dieblock, drivers co-operating therewith, a jack movable to change the relation of a jacked shoe to the die-block, a carrier'movable adjacent to the jack, a band mounted upon the carrier for contact with the upper of a jacked shoe, a member traveling with the drivers for moving the carrier, a latch engaging the carrier near its lowest extreme of movement, and a releasing member movable with the jack and engaging the latch. i

49. In a machine for inserting fastening-s, a frame, a jackpivoted thereon, 'a transferring device for fastenings movable upon the frame, and connections arranged to move the transferring devicein the oscillation of the jack. 7 50. In-a'machine for inserting :tastenings,

a frame, a jack pivoted thereon, a loaderarm pivoted upon the frame, gear-segments carried by the jack and arm, and shafting and gearing connecting the segments.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ELMER R. POPE. 

